AI Rate Professor

Biological Sciences

Teresa Low

P0494 · MICRO20 · MICRO8166 · MICRO1 · BIOLOGY3 · MICRO120 · 82 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
16.67%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless and can treat it as a full-time job with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderDisorganizedOverwhelming workloadTest heavyHigh fail rate
  • Most students describe chaotic Canvas/notes, exams harder than lectures, and
  • Workload is extreme with , and lab reports; many report D averages and
  • A small minority who self-study 20+ hours a week succeed and say they learned a lot

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Students repeatedly say As are rare, class averages sit at D/C, and even heavy study often yields C or lower.

One online student still earned an A despite disorganization; .

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

15/100

Volume of memorization, papers, and content alone suggests.

Online and in-person both call the experience brutal; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

and warn that missing class or structure tanks the grade.

Online sections vary more; in-person Micro is treated as mandatory show-up.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again is very low and the .

Online and sparse success stories.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

14/100

; , and nitpicky spelling or detail deductions are common.

Format shift

Online and .

Workload

Overwhelming

10/100

Weekly tests, prelabs, papers, worksheets, and .

Format shift

Both formats cite endless papers and homework; .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many say she is personally nice but does not teach effectively, with and exams off the lectures.

Format shift

Online teaching during remote periods is especially criticized; .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Frequent quizzes and and lab work as secondary grade drivers.

Format shift

Online mentions open-book but ; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Micro reviews overwhelmingly warn of averages, and crushing homework and papers.

Main concern

, and exams that test obscure details rather than what was taught.

What students said

“Never in my life have I ever met a professor so proud of how difficult her class is.”
MICRO20
“By the end of the semester, more than 60% of ppl dropped. Save yourself.”
MICRO1
“I studied 20+hrs a week for A. def not easy but learned a lot.”
MICRO1

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews slam disorganized Canvas, unclear notes, short or missing lectures, heavy papers, and .

Main concern

Material and due dates are hard to find; students feel abandoned and graded harshly.

What students said

“The material in Canvas is SO disorganized. Conflicting due dates, handouts are impossible to find, and lectures are broken up across multiple modules.”
MICRO1
“The but I found the questions to be difficult to understand and not straight to the point.”
MICRO20
“Just a bunch of unclear notes, videos of 2 -3 min long, and lots of WS of which she never gave answers.”
MICRO1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

material, with little curve or student-friendly structure.

Test heavyHarder than lecturesFill-in-the-blankOpen book online rare

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as extremely hard, fill-in-the-blank, beyond lecture content, with D averages and .

Test heavyFill-in-the-blankNo curveHarder than lectures
“Testing is fill in the blank.”
MICRO1
“ lectures, and .”
MICRO20

Online

One online MICRO20 review reports open-book tests that and hard; other online reviews stress unfair or impossible exams.

Open book mentioned onceConfusing questionsPoor alignment with teaching
“The but I found the questions to be difficult to understand and not straight to the point.”
MICRO20
“She taught nothing and asked for everything in the exam.”
MICRO1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do yourselves a favor and TAKE ANOTHER PROFESSOR.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Recommendation Rate

18/100

“Whatever you do, find a different professor for Micro.”

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Does not really teach you much instead puts a lot of workload on you,and has huge expectations from you.”

📚 Overwhelming Workload

10/100

“There are assignments, , and testing EVERY week.”

⚖️

14/100

“She refuses to take any feedback or provide students with tools to help them succeed like study guides, curving, or EC.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • She doesn't teach well enough for .
  • but is so .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Her classes consistently have a "D" average, which she oddly seems proud of.
  • Extremely hard to pass this class.
  • It is extremely difficult to achieve an A, even if you put in the work

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • While .
  • Professor Low is a sweet person, but as a .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

82

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning over a decade are , and high difficulty for Micro courses.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 513
3 out of 514
2 out of 511
1 out of 529

Course coverage

MICRO126 reviews
MICRO2019 reviews
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BIOLOGY31 review
MICRO81661 review
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

3

B+ 2 · B 1

C range

7

C+ 1 · C 6

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

11

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 7